{"id":1713,"date":"2009-05-10T11:58:13","date_gmt":"2009-05-10T15:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/?p=1713"},"modified":"2009-05-10T11:58:13","modified_gmt":"2009-05-10T15:58:13","slug":"saturday-morning-in-ryan-and-ellens-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/10\/saturday-morning-in-ryan-and-ellens-backyard\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday morning in Ryan and Ellen&#8217;s Backyard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday morning came quick.\u00c2\u00a0 Kate and I got home from Jerry and Amanda&#8217;s (amazing) Wedding at 1:30 a.m.\u00c2\u00a0 At 6:30 Noah was ready to be up and wanted to walk around and he had plenty of energy, he needed us to help him walk around until about 9:30.\u00c2\u00a0 If you put him down he lost his mind, I didn&#8217;t even get coffee until he went back to sleep.\u00c2\u00a0 He was determined.<\/p>\n<p>As we were finally all getting it together, and the fog of exhaustion was lifting, our door bell rang and <a  href=\"http:\/\/\">Mark<\/a>, Jen, and Lou were stopping by to pick up a package we had for them.\u00c2\u00a0 We all met up with <a  href=\"http:\/\/\">Ryan and Ellen&#8217;s<\/a> in their backyard.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1714\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/10\/saturday-morning-in-ryan-and-ellens-backyard\/_mg_7177\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7177.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7177.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7177.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1714\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7177.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"_mg_7177\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ryan still has all his childhood Star Wars toys.\u00c2\u00a0 Lou was having a good time.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1715\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/10\/saturday-morning-in-ryan-and-ellens-backyard\/_mg_7183\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7183.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7183.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7183.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1715\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7183.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"_mg_7183\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Noah was still fixated on standing.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1716\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/10\/saturday-morning-in-ryan-and-ellens-backyard\/_mg_7189\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7189.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7189.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7189.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1716\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7189.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"_mg_7189\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Grabbing a handful of rocks.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7191.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1717\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7191.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"_mg_7191\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/10\/saturday-morning-in-ryan-and-ellens-backyard\/_mg_7199\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7199.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7199.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7199.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1719\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7199.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"_mg_7199\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1720\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/10\/saturday-morning-in-ryan-and-ellens-backyard\/_mg_7200\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7200.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7200.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7200.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1720\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7200.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"_mg_7200\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1722\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/10\/saturday-morning-in-ryan-and-ellens-backyard\/_mg_7219\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7219.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7219.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7219.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1722\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7219.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"_mg_7219\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I got the paratrooper stuck..\u00c2\u00a0 typical.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1723\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/10\/saturday-morning-in-ryan-and-ellens-backyard\/_mg_7232\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7232.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7232.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7232.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1723\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7232.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"_mg_7232\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You got the paratrooper stuck!!!\u00c2\u00a0 Typical!!!&#8221; &#8211; Kate<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1724\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/10\/saturday-morning-in-ryan-and-ellens-backyard\/_mg_7234\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7234.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7234.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7234.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1724\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7234.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"_mg_7234\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Noah was scared of the light on the top of Mark&#8217;s helmet.\u00c2\u00a0 When Mark would put his helmet on, and turn around, Noah would start crying.\u00c2\u00a0 When Mark turned back around Noah would stop.\u00c2\u00a0 In the end Noah made friends with the light, but you can tell he still thinks the light is sketchy.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1725\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/10\/saturday-morning-in-ryan-and-ellens-backyard\/_mg_7239\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/_mg_7239.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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